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Richard Dixon

Richard Dixon

environmental campaigner and consultant

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Richard Dixon

environmental campaigner and consultant

In 30 years of environmental campaigning, including as Director of both Friends of the Earth Scotland and WWF Scotland, I have helped bring an end to fracking, shape two Climate Acts, block plans for oil fields and power stations, create Low Emission Zones in four cities and get government to start taking Just Transition seriously. I also helped set up Transform Scotland and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, and chaired the Edinburgh Community Solar Coop.

I am now a freelance researcher and writer on climate and energy, and an advisor on campaign, advocacy, comms and organisational strategy.


Scribblings (including my Thursday Scotsman column)

December 6, 2023

Tobacco style attacks on heat pumps

Transforming the heating of our homes and other buildings is essential to reduce climate emissions and protect people from the volatile costs of fossil fuels. But anti-climate forces and vested interests are using tactics straight out of the tobacco industry …

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November 29, 2023

Grangemouth closure should have been no surprise

The announcement last week that Grangemouth refinery is to close should not have been a surprise to anyone, it is the inevitable consequence of taking climate change seriously. This makes the apparent lack of preparation for this event doubly surprising. The refinery …

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November 22, 2023

Plastics’ use under pressure

Pressure is growing to reduce our use of plastics, internationally and at home. Our massive use of plastic globally keeps us hooked on fossil fuels and continues to create widespread contamination of the environment by long-lived compounds.  WWF estimate that the cost to …

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